Re: (iso Pythonic code) -- if Usenet allowed a small image embedded in a msg, ...

On Mon, 26 Feb 2024, Colin Macleod wrote:

> Grant Taylor <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>> On 2/25/24 15:14, HenHanna wrote:
>>> i just think that...???? if Usenet allowed a small image to be
>>>  ?????????????????? embedded in a post, its appeal would be so much
>>>  Greater!
>>
>> Usenet is perfectly capable of conveying images, and other binary
>> content.
>>
>> Many Usenet server administrators have made the choice to not carry
>> binary content on their servers.
>>
>> If you want binary content, go use a different server.  Binary content
>> is unwelcome on many servers.
>>
>>
>>
>
> There's a big difference between encoding gigabyte videos into hundreds
> of posts, and including a small picture or graphic *as part of a
> message* just as one might do in an email. I think it would be very
> helpful to allow the second more generally, with sensible limits on
> attachment size.

Shudder! I'm very happy with text only. Keeping binaries away I think is a 
key element to a working usenet.

And regardless, your usenet client is free to implement some kind of 
graphics handling. The least you can do is to include a html link to a 
graphic if it is necessary.